Shirt-suspensory.



W. S. WOOTTON.

SHIRT SUSPENSORY.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 31,1909.

924,870. Patented June 15, 1909.

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WILLIAM SAMUEL WOOTTON, OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.

SHIRT-SUSPE NS ORY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1909.

Application filed August 31, 1908. Serial No. 451,008.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. VOOTTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Roanoke, in the county of Roanoke and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ShirtSuspen sories,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shirt-suspensories, or, moreparticularly, a combined shirt and suspensory, an ordinary undershirtbeing provided at its lower front portion with a suspensory-bag or pouchadapted to snugly embrace and support the scrotum, said suspensory-bagbeing adjusted and supported by means of cords or straps suspended fromthe shoulders of the wearer by passing through loop-eyes ofshoulderstraps secured to the shoulder portions of the shirt. In thisway the entire weight of the parts is borne by the shoulders, thegeneral construction and arrangement being such as to provide agenerally-improved adjustable suspensory which may be worn without theusual inconveniences incident to the wearing of an ordinary detachedstrap suspensory.

Further objects and advantages will appear from the followingdescription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings7 inwhich- Figure 1, is a front view of a shirt-suspensory embodying myinvention. Fig. 2, a side View of the same as it appears on the body ofthe wearer. Fig. 3, an enlarged detail side elevation of the samedetached from the wearer showing the normal position of the parts whilebeing worn.

Similar numerals of reference designate like parts throughout all thefigures of the drawings.

The shirt 1, is provided at its lower front margin with an enlarged ordistended portion 2, forming the suspensory-bag or pouch,

- and, preferably, formed of a separate piece of material secured aboutits edges by means of stitching 2a. The lower edge or depending portionof the suspensory-bag is provided with a stiifening bindingstrip ororderband 3, having eyeleted openings 4, (see Fig. 3) disposed beneaththe median portion of said suspensory-bag. The shirt 1, is furtherprovided at its lower front portion with a vertical slot-opening 5,above the median portion of said suspensory-bag, said slot-opening beingadapted to receive the male member, and said portion of the shirtsurrounding said slot-opening being, preferably, reinforced by means ofa separate strip of stiffening material, such as ducking, or the like,super osed thereon forming a reinforcing pane 6. The reinforcing panelis secured at its lower edge to the upper edge of the suspensory-bag andprovided above the sloteopening 5, with a. horizontal upwardly-extendingplait 7, having eyeleted openings 8, for receiving the suspending andadjusting cord or strap hereinafter described. The base of thehorizontal plait 7, is secured by a stitching 7 a, the reinforcing panel6, being, preferably, provided with an upwardly-extending portion 9,secured at its sides by vertical stitchings 9a, said upwardly-extendingportion 9, forming a pocket at the rear for receiving and containing theextending portions of the loops and ends of the loop-knot of thesuspending and adjusting cord or strap now described.

The suspensory-bag 2, and reinforcing panel 6, containing theslot-opening 5, are

adjusted and suspended by means of a suspending and adjusting cord orstrap 10, the intermediate portion of which passes through the eyeletedopenings 4, of the suspensorybag forming the loop 10a, (see Fig. 3)thence having its members extending rearwardly between the legs, thenceupwardly and forwardly through depending loop-eyes 11, ofshoulder-straps 12, and 'finally extending downwardly and forwardly fromsaid loopeyes and through the eyeleted openings 8, the free ends of thecord or strap preferably extending through said eyeleted. openings andsecured in a loop-knot 13. If desired, the extending portions of theloops and the ends of the cord or strap may be folded within the pocketabove and at the rear of the upwardly-extending portion 9, of thereinforcing panel 6.

The loops forming the loop-eyes 11, are

preferably ofelastic material, and, preferwhich is free from the manyobjections inci dent to the use of the ordinary strap suspensory,particularly the chafing of the skin from direct contact of theattaching-straps, and parts, and their disarrangement while being worn.

Having thus described my invention, without having attempted to setforth all the forms in which it may be made, or all the modes of itsuse, I declare that what I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent,is,

l. A shirt-suspensory, comprising a shirt provided at its front marginalportion with a slot-opening and a separately-formed suspensory-bag,shoulder-straps secured to the shoulder portions of said shirt, and anadjusting cord secured to said suspensory-bag and to the shirt abovesaid slot-opening and having its members suspended from saidshoulder-straps.

2. A shirt-suspensory, Comprising a shirt pro vided with a reinforcedsuspensory-bag at its front marginal portion and a reinforced slot-oA)ening above said suspensory-bag, shoult er-straps secured to theshoulder portions of said shirt, and a suspending and adjusting Cordsecured to said suspensory-bag and having its members extendingrearwardly between the legs of the wearer, thence upwardly and forwardlythrough said shoulderstraps and secured above said slot-opening.

3. A shirt-suspensory, comprising a shirt provided with a separatelyformed distended portion and a reinforced slot-opening above the medianportion of said distended portion, shoulder-straps providing loop-eyes,a reinforcing element secured to said distended portion and providedwith eyeleted openings and an adjusting cord secured in said eyeletedopenings and having its members passing thro ugh said loop-eyes andsecured to the reinforcement above said slot-opening.

4. vA shirt-suspensory, comprising .a shirt provided at its frontmarginal portion with a suspensory-bag formed of a separate iece ofmaterial and provided with a borderand, a reinforcing-panel secured toand formed above said suspensory-bag and provided with a verticalslot-opening above the median portion thereof, shoulder-straps securedto shoulder portions of said shirt and provided with depending loops,Vand an adjusting cord secured to said suspensory-bag and having itsmembers extending rearwardly between the legs of the wearer and thenceupwardly and forwardly through said depending loops and secured to saidreinforcing-panel.

5. A shirt-suspensory, comprising a shirt provided with asuspensory-bag, a reinforcing-p anel above said suspensorybag andprovided with a vertical slot-opening and a plait above saidslot-opening, shouldenstraps secured to the shoulder portions of saidshirt and provided with depending loops of elastic material, and anadjusting cord secured t0 said suspensory-bag and having its membersextending through said depending loops and secured to said plait of saidreinforcing-panel.

In testimony whereofl I have a'llixed my signature, in resence of twowitnesses.

WILL AM SAMUEL WOOTTON.

Witnesses M. C. FRANKLEY, LAWRENCE S. DAVIS.

